1952 Polish M44

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Pip6214
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1952 Polish M44

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I picked this ugly girl up yesterday and spent more than I should have...damn impulse buying. It's a typical Romanian import with piss poor "re-arsenal" shellac similar to my Dragoon. Everything is Polish besides the bolt which is Hungarian. It has the typical century added serial on the left hand side but no actual import mark anywhere. The only odd thing I have yet to identify is the extra letters & numbers below the serial.
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Re: 1952 Polish M44

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I like it Pip :thumbsup: I too have 52 Pole M44 with a well used look as well. It has one of the best triggers and bores of all my M44's.
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Re: 1952 Polish M44

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Ugly? That's not ugly, my first wife was ugly! :chuckles: :chuckles: That there is a very nice looking carbine. Congratulations on your purchase. :vcool: :vcool: :thumbsup: :Drool1: :thumbsup:
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Pip, I hope you haven't let all the pretty refurbs cloud your judgement to what a real milsurp looks like. This is a super fine looking M44. I would have bought it in a instant. Congrats on a great purchase.
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You had shellac on your Romanian rifle? I didn't get any with mine, I got either nothing at all, or various oil finishes on the M91's and the rebuilt Hungarian M44. Nice rifle :)
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Re: 1952 Polish M44

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Really nice.
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Damn! I've been looking for a 52 Pole or Hun for over a year. I would have scarfed that one up as well. Nice rifle!
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Drove nearly to Arkansas & Oklahoma to pick this up. I saw it on FB along with some others and decided to go take a peek. They had a M38 in a M44 stock with what looked liked screw in escutcheons but by the time i got there it was gone. The markings intrigued me so i pulled the trigger literally and figuratively. It seems like the trigger is smooth and the bore looks pretty good. I've searched for examples of the 36y ♢marking and nothing.
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:Drool1: 8-) :vcool: :thumbsup:
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:thumbsup: :pointup:
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I don't see anything wrong with that one. Nice find!
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Very nice indeed :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

There is nothing wrong with that finish. :biggrin: It looks just fine. Interesting stampings on the shank too which I haven't seen before. 02 bolt? No big deal. Many of these have Hungarian parts and bolts. You've got a very nice carbine there. It's nice to see some "real" Poles vs. the pretty $500 unissued ones for a change. I love the patina on that rifle. :vcool: :vcool: :vcool:
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